The Watchers in the Dark: Goblins Reborn for Storytellers-Lethal Fantasy vs. D&D

In this episode, the creators of Lethal Fantasy dive deep into the terrifying realism behind the goblins of Mythterra — far removed from the comic mischief of D&D or Pathfinder. They reveal how detailed, multi-sensory storytelling makes these creatures truly horrifying: describing their looks, sounds, and smells from multiple perspectives — survivors, scholars, and journals alike. By grounding monster lore in eyewitness accounts and recovered writings, the team shows GMs how to make encounters feel alive, unpredictable, and deeply unnerving. In Lethal Fantasy, goblins aren’t jokes — they’re nightmares.